Since we tend to spend a fair amount of our time at work, your workplace relationships may fulfill many of your social needs. Relationships who do you like to spend time with? Relationships are an important part of all of our lives, for some of us more than others. Values what is important for you to have in your life? How can you make sure that your retirement lifestyle meets your values just as well, or better, than your working lifestyle? 5. What are some of the activities that you would like to fill this time? 4. That s a lot of time that you ll be freeing up once you leave the work force. Interests what do you like to do? Up until now, your working life has taken up roughly 1/3 of your day, maybe even more. Skills what skills have you accumulated in your toolbox? Which ones do you most enjoy using? Are there ways that you can apply these skills even once you have left the workplace, such as volunteering, taking part in a committee, or even starting your own business? 3. Personality who are you? What is most important to you in your life? How can you make sure that your activities and your retirement plan are most in line with your personality? 2.
What do you want to do with your time? Who do you want to spend your time with? How much money will your plans require? This retirement planning program has been designed to help you answer some of these questions by exploring the following topics: 1. Retirement! Up until this point, you have likely had some general ideas of what you wanted your retirement to look like, but you may not have put any solid plans in place. 4 retirement planning It s coming the phase of life you have likely been dreaming about since you first started your career.